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Repotting A Trident Maple Bonsai

As the your bonsai begin to break dormancy, the energy moves from the roots to the buds, and the buds begin to swell. Once the energy has been allocated you can cut the roots without removing the energy from the tree in the process. Yesterday we repotted a Trident Maple (Acer buergeranum). Trees do not [...]

January 2013 Workshop – Brush Cherry

Bonsai is all about the details. It’s the smallest details in a tree that give the most reward. Eugenia Myrtifolia (aka Brush Cherry) is full of little details that make a big impact. Take its small white powder-puff flowers, and follow them up with magenta cherries. If that isn’t enough, there’s the fiery red new [...]

With their rough bark, naturally small leaves, and eagerness to back-bud, the Brush Cherry makes a great plant for bonsai. If these features are not enough to attract you, they also have a white flower and magenta fruit! They are a common landscape plant in Florida where they are sheared into formal, clean, shapes. Natural [...]

Cleaning Up A Ficus Retusa

Sometimes when we import trees they have a rough time in transportation. With one batch of Ficus Retusa (Tiger Bark Ficus) we got about a month ago, the trees had been bare-rooted and de-foliated. In those situations all you can do is pot them up and wait to see what happens! We potted the tree [...]

After The Hurricane & Preparing For Winter

Now that Hurricane Sandy has passed I wanted to let everyone know that Allshapes Bonsai is back open. Although we did lose one greenhouse in the back of the property, it could have been much worse, and the trees have been moved into the remaining greenhouses, so you may see some old juniper pre-bonsai that [...]

We are now taking reservations for studying bonsai with internationally known bonsai artist Graham Potter here at the nursery. Graham Potter is a highly acclaimed bonsai artist from the United Kingdom known for his skill in bonsai design and carving and he will be holding classes at the nursery October 21-23 2011. This is an [...]

Azalea Characteristics Azalea are very popular in landscapes, although they do tend to be a favourite food among deer. The Japanese have a fondness of Azalea in their gardens, often hybridizing them and carefully manicuring the plants’ growth to very exacting standards. They also make an excellent plant for bonsai due to their small leaves, [...]

Bonsai Inspiration From Youtube

Here are a few videos from Youtube with some amazing trees. Just look at the trees and ask yourself what details makes the tree stand out from any other tree? Try to capture their essence in your art. Enjoy! European Trees Rainforest Trees Other Trees From Around The World

5 Ways To Keep Your Bonsai Cool

Most bonsai are okay with the summer here in New Jersey, with days in the 90′s and nights in the 50′s to 60′s. This current heatwave is brutal. Roots were not adapted to be exposed to 115 degree temperatures. A few feet below the surface the earth stays a comfortable, stable temperature year-round. So here [...]

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Repotting A Trident Maple Bonsai

January 2013 Workshop – Brush Cherry

Eugenia Myrtifolia – Brush Cherry

Cleaning Up A Ficus Retusa

After The Hurricane & Preparing For Winter

Graham Potter This Weekend (Canceled)

Azalea

Bonsai Inspiration From Youtube

5 Ways To Keep Your Bonsai Cool

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